EEOC v. Metromedia Restaurant Group d/b/a "Bennigan's" | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Case Name	EEOC v. Metromedia Restaurant Group d/b/a "Bennigan's"	EE-AZ-0075
Docket / Court	2:99-cv-01760-JWS ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 1999, the EEOC's Phoenix office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Metromedia Restaurant Group and CTM Restaurant Group, both d/b/a Bennigan's Grill & Tavern. Although the only information available for this summary was the docket, it is ... read more > In September 1999, the EEOC's Phoenix office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Metromedia Restaurant Group and CTM Restaurant Group, both d/b/a Bennigan's Grill & Tavern. Although the only information available for this summary was the docket, it is known that CTM Restaurants was dismissed from the suit by consent of the parties in June 2000. The, in October 2000, the EEOC moved for partial summary judgment on most of the defendant's affirmative defenses and moved to compel discovery. The parties then continued the case until July 2001 when the court adopted their proposed consent decree. Tony Friedman - 08/23/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	CTM Restaurant Group CTM Restaurant Group Metromedia Restaurant Group
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	2001
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

2:99-cv-01760-JWS (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0075-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/09/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

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People


Judges	Sedwick, John W. (D. Alaska) EE-AZ-0075-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Marshall, Michelle G. (Arizona) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	O'Neill, Mary Jo (Arizona) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	Trujillo, Richard R. (Arizona) EE-AZ-0075-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Cerasano, Stephanie May (Arizona) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	Cohen, Richard Seth (Arizona) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	Kohen, Stefanie W. (Illinois) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	Landry, Jody A. (California) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	Ogden, J. Mark (Arizona) EE-AZ-0075-9000
	Williamson, Holly H (Texas) EE-AZ-0075-9000